Luxottica raises cash dividend for FY 2011 by 11.4% to Euro 0.49 per share

Positive start to 2012: double-digit growth in Group net sales for first two months of the year

Milan, Italy, February 28, 2012 – The Board of Directors of Luxottica Group S.p.A. (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX), a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and sales of premium, luxury and sports eyewear, met today to approve the draft Statutory Financial Statements and its Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 in accordance with International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).